The southern most Himalayas are known as

1

(a)

Shivaliks

(b)

Himadri

(c)

Himachal

The oldest mountain range in India is the

1

(a)

Aravali mountains

(b)

Western Ghats

(c)

Himalayas

The tropic of cancer is located at ________________

1

(a)

23°30' N

(b)

26°30' N

(c)

30°30' S

(d)

23°30' S

What is the local time of longitude that has been taken as the Indian Standard Time?

1

(a)

82°30'E

(b)

23°30'N

(c)

68°7'E

(d)

97°25'E

What is the north-south extent from Kashmir to Kanyakumari?

1

(a)

About 5,400 km

(b)

About 2,900 km

(c)

About 3,200 km

(d)

About 16,990 km

The Greater Himalayas are also known as ______________

1

(a)

Himadri

The latitude that runs almost halfway through India is ______________

1

(a)

the Tropic of Cancer

The _____________ is a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

1

(a)

Peeninsula

The ___________ passes almost halfway through the country.

1

(a)

Tropic of Cancer

There are ___________ countries that share land boundaries with India.

1

(a)

seven

Lakshadweep Islands are located in the Indian Sea.

1

(a) True

(b) False

The Andaman and the Nicobar Islands lie to the southeast of the Indian mainland in the Bay of Bengal.

1

(a) False

(b) True

Corals are skeletons of tiny marine animals called reef.

1

(a) True

(b) False

Lakshadweep islands are coral islands.

1

(a) False

(b) True

The Northern Indian plains lie to the north of the Himalayas.

1

(a) True

(b) False

How does local time vary?

1

(a)

The local time varies by four minutes for one degree of longitude.

On which part of Himalaya are the highest peaks located?

1

(a)

The world's highest peaks are located in the Great Himalayas or Himadari.

What do you understand by peninsula?

1

(a)

The peninsula is a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

What do you understand by the term 'desert'?

1

(a)

A desert is a dry, hot and sandy stretch of land with very little vegetation.

Write the name of the two important peninsular plateau hill ranges?

1

(a)

The Vindhyas and the Satpuras.

Name the delta formed by the Ganga and the Brahmaputra.

3

(a)

The Sunderbans Delta.

How many States and Union Territories are there in India? Which states have a common capital?

3

(a)

There are 29 stares and 7 Union Territories in India. Punjab and Haryana have common capital, i.e. Chandigarh.

Why are Lakshadweep islands known as coral islands?

3

(a)

Lakshadweep islands are known as coral Islands because these are made up of coral reefs which are skeletons of tiny marine animals called polyps.

Give short notes on the coastal plains of India.

3

(a)

Give short notes on the two groups of Islands of India.

3

(a)

Explain the political, administrative as well as physical division of India.

5

(a)

On an outline map of India, mark the following
(a) Tropic of Cancer
(b) Standard Meridian of India
(c) Andaman Islands and Lakshadweep Islands
(d) Western Ghat and Eastern Ghats.

10

(a)